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Home Guards not disqualified from contesting elections to legislature or local bodies.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in any other law for the time being in force, 3[a volunteer of the Home Guards], shall not be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of any local authority or legislature merely by reason of the fact that he is a volunteer of the Home Guards. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that a Commandant General or Commandant appointed under section 4 shall not be 4[volunteer of the Home Guards] and as such, he shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of any local authority or legislature.